welcome to psi-fy
Psi-fy provides engineering consulting services targeted at satellite communication services for both defense and commercial interests. Drawing upon over twenty-one years of experience with RF transmission and digital communications, we are well poised to find solutions to your communication challenges. From fixed or “comms on the move” link analysis, to developing new sites involving multiple antennas in tight spaces, we have the skill set and drive to get you the answers you need. We have provided large aperture (6m, 7m, 12m) arrays (up to 28 antennas) in over 40 locations spanning the globe, including inside and outside the continental United States, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Australia, and the Far East.
satcom surveys
The site survey is essential in the design of a satellite communications system. The survey captures the essential data to determine the viability of the proposed site or sites for an antenna ground station, based on geographic location and elevation, local and distant obstructions, proximity to essential resources, security, antenna geometry, and mission requirements. The survey follows a thorough checklist of data to be captured at the proposed site (or sites) and uses that collected data to build a simple yet accurate model which is used to maximize satellite visibility, minimize impacts to the existing facility and/or environment, effectively manage resources (power, communications, security, fire protection, etc.) and matches system capabilities to mission requirements. The models created from the collected site data are used to determine viewable and available satellites, and their corresponding look angles, based on the site location.
link analysis
Link analysis is the most crucial element of radio communication planning and provides the essential “GO” or “NO GO” answer to know if a proposed configuration will deliver the data as required. A detailed and carefully analyzed link budget is a low-cost piece of assurance to understand the art of what is possible for a radio communication scenario. Our experience includes all variations of configurations including:
- Fixed ground station to satellite
- Fixed ground station to fixed ground station – Line Of Sight (LOS) and SATCOM
- Fixed ground station to mobile terminal – LOS and SATCOM
- Mobile terminal to mobile terminal – LOS and SATCOM
We can assist in locating available and appropriate satellites, spot beams, and transponders. Contact us to see how we can help you plan out your next communications link.
line-of-sight surveys
We have dealt with some of the most challenging Line Of Sight (LOS) scenarios, involving busy runways, distant terrain, and multiple antennas. We have several methods for measuring and modeling the landscape. We then use those models and add aircraft and aircraft flight profiles. With this data we can determine the existence of obstructed paths, pointing angles during all phases of the flight, antenna slew rates, and positional attitudes of aircraft to determine if antenna angles exceed their limits.
patent & technical drawings
We have a gallery filled with hundreds of patent and technical drawings produced for IP and engineering firms across the United States - produced from over two decades of experience. We provide technical drawings for manuals, presentations, and marketing literature that capture your concept. Our design and utility patent drawings meet all USPTO standards and we pride ourselves on our work. We also offer the source drawings upon request. Our belief is that you get everything you pay for.
viewable satellite report
Care to know which satellites are above you right now? Pointing angles? Inclination? Spot beam capacity? Give us a call with a location and we can have a complete report in the email to you - usually within the same day you call. Our reports include your location information, a true scale viewable arc, a line-by-line report of all available satellite from horizon to horizon with details on orbit location, local azimuth and elevation angles, satellite IDs, available frequency bands, and transponder capacity. We pull the ephemeris data when you request it.